Tajikistan Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Mobile Forces

TAJIKISTAN AIR AND AIR DEFENCE TROOPS • Tajikistan Air Force (TAF)
Tajik Air Force and Air Defence Forces 1,500 personnel.

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
(Air Aslt 1 bde)

• AIRCRAFT 4 combat capable. Total 8+ Aircraft.

Advanced Flying Training & Light Attack 1 sqn with 4 Adv Trg/Lt Atk ac:
4 Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros;
? Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin;

Transport sqn with 4 Tpt  ac:
1 Tupolev Tu-134A Crusty (VIP);
1 Boeing 727-100  (VIP);
2 Antonov An-2 Colt


• HELICOPTER 4 armed capable. Total 23 Helicopters.
  (1 Hel sqn with)

Anti-Armour Attack 4 Atk hel:
4 Mil Mi-24P Hind-F (5 in storage);

Support 14 Spt hel:
5 Mil Mi-17TM Hip-H;
9 Mil Mi-8MTB Hip-C;


• FACILITIES
  Tajik Air Force and Air Defence Force Headquarters: Dushanbe (Душанбе)
   
  Tajikistan AF Airfields and Airbases Organisation:
  Dushanbe (DYU) International Airport and Airbase: L-39C, L-29, Tu-134A, An-2, Mi-24P, Mi-17/8

Note: Tajikistan has 17 airports with paved runways (over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 3 ), and 9 airports with unpaved runways (1,524 to 2,437: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 7)